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Some of the 101s include: When/Then Abuse It/Lose It Principle "When you have finished your homework, then you may watch TV." Kersey notes that this technique teaches children to be responsible, obedient and accountable. Incompatible Alternative Principle Give the child something to do that he can't do while misbehaving. "Help me pick out six oranges" instead of running around the grocery store. It is a good idea to offer two positive alternatives that are incompatible with the inappropriate behavior: "Would you like to choose the cereal or select the apples?" Choice Principle Give the child two choices, both of which are positive and acceptable to you. "When a child does something you don't want him to do or doesn't want to do what you have requested, give him a choice," Kersey explains. "If your child balks outside the barbershop, you say, 'You may either hold my hand or walk in now on your own.' Then 'You choose, or I'll choose' is the next choice if he is still reluctant. Usually, he'll choose, but if not, quickly take his hand and hurry into the barbershop talking about the interesting barber chairs that roll up and down or the park you are going to visit later." Make a Big Deal Principle Make a big deal over responsible, considerate, appropriate behavior with attention, thanks, praise, thumbs-up, recognition, hugs and special privileges. "That's something we forget to do," Kersey notes. "Children want our eyeballs more than anything else, so we have to train ourselves to look for the good behavior and look away when it is inappropriate (as long as it is not dangerous or destructive). If it is dangerous or destructive, we have to stop it in the least reinforcing way possible quickly before it escalates." Talk About Them Positively to Others "Tell your husband 'You should have seen Johnny at the barbershop. He sat up so tall and answered the barber's questions.' Johnny's gotten an earful of good things." Modeling Principle Model the behaviors you want. Show the child, by example, how to behave. Take a Break Principle Tell the child to "take a break" and think about what he could do differently that would work better or be more constructive. Tell him that he can come back as soon as he is ready to try again. Put the ball in his court and make him responsible for changing his behavior. Privacy Principle Never embarrass a child in front of others. Always move to a private place to talk when there is a problem. Positive Closure Principle At the end of the day, remind your child that he is special and loved. Help him look for something good about the day that is finished and the day that lies ahead. Talk With Them, Not to Them Principle Focus on two-way communication rather than preaching to children. Listen as well as talk. Pay Attention Principle Keep your eyes and mind on what is happening. Don't wait until the child is out of control to step in. Remove the child from the situation if necessary. Stay calm and emotionally detached. Let him know what his options are. Be firm but not mean. Use Actions Instead of Words Don't say anything. When the child continues to get out of bed and comes to the living room, take him back to bed as many times as it takes. Don't get upset, talk, scold, threaten or give reasons. Stay calm. Your child will learn that nighttime is for sleeping and that you are serious about enforcing bedtime. Whisper Principle Instead of yelling, screaming or talking in a loud voice, surprise the child by lowering your voice to a whisper. This often evokes immediate attention and helps you stay in control and think more clearly. "It's our reactions to children's actions that teach them whether or not to repeat them," Kersey adds. "They'll get your attention whichever way they can get it. Children repeat the behavior that works." Get on Child's Eye Level Principle When talking with the child, get down on his/her eye level and look him in the eye while talking softly to him.
Many of the principles are derived from common sense, Kersey notes. "A lot of them are ones people use intuitively. Good parents use many of them without even realizing it. They really empower children, making them responsible for their own behavior." Although the list may seem daunting at first glance, Kersey advises implementing the techniques slowly. She recommends parents and caregivers try one principle for a week until it becomes a common practice. "You have to build up until you can become confident you can get the child to obey you in other ways," she says, adding that the child may not immediately respond to the principle. The 101s offer a variety of choices. Parents will find favorite techniques that will work most effectively with each particular child. Kersey shows how to help a child break bad habits or develop good ones that are in his own best interest. "We need to think of a kind way to help the child become responsible for his own behavior," she explains. "For example, a child could keep track of every time he makes his bed or brushes his teeth. For every five tallies, he can help his mom make cookies or go to the park with his dad. By the time he has 20 tallies, he will be much more likely to brush his teeth or make his bed automatically. Habits are hard to break or cultivate. It helps if we can find a way to make the new behavior important enough for him to want to do it until it becomes habitual." Parents and caregivers can draw on the 101s to provide a healthy, nurturing environment focusing on positive discipline that teaches and trains, Kersey adds. "The goal of discipline is self-discipline. We want the child to learn to make good decisions for himself." On the other hand, punishment, including spanking, yelling and embarrassing the child, is counterproductive and unnecessary, according to Kersey. "My definition of punishment is hurting on purpose either hitting or humiliating. Any time you do that, you disconnect because the other person feels alienated. Whenever we disconnect, the focus is on anger instead of helping the child to understand what he did wrong and what he can do better next time. This makes him want to retaliate, and our energy has to be spent trying to rebuild the connection." Still, many parents believe spanking is the quickest and most effective form of discipline. Kersey notes that many proponents of spanking were spanked when they misbehaved as children and instinctively react in the same manner when their children exhibit bad behavior. "Most people who say they were spanked turn out fine because the amount of love and respect they felt in their homes far outweighed the times when they felt alienated," she says. "It should come as no surprise that we see more aggressive tendencies in children who are spanked. A child isn't born violent. He learns to be violent from modeling the behaviors of those around him." Kersey adds that many parents spank out of anger toward the child's inappropriate actions. She advises parents in those situations to count to 10 or simply walk away. "It is hard once you've gotten in the habit of spanking to stop, but once you stop, you never go back to it because you see how effective other discipline techniques are." The 101s can be used with all ages, including adolescents and even adults. Kersey acknowledges that she uses many of the principles with her staff and students. She notes that sports coaches, as well as business leaders, have used techniques found in the 101s with their teams and employees. During the past year, teachers at Newport News' Newsome Park Elementary School, who had been trained to use the 101s, were filmed in their classrooms using the principles with their PreK-6th grade minority children. Kersey would especially like to see the 101s used in high schools, noting that while the wording of the principles would have to be changed, the basic idea is the same. "Respect is the bottom line," she adds. "When you treat a child with respect, then he comes to treat you with respect and comes to respect himself."


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Ausbreitung von Populationen und Genetischer Information in Landschaften
Richter, O.
Institut für Geoökologie der Technischen Universität, Braunschweig
Kontinuierliche populationsdynamische Modelle lassen sich durch Systeme von gewöhnlichen Differentialgleichungen darstellen. Die räumliche Ausbreitung wird durch parabolische partielle Differentialgleichungen beschrieben, im einfachsten Fall durch eine Konvektions-Dispersionsgleichung. Für gekoppelte Populationen erhält man damit ein System von Reaktions-Diffusionsgleichungen mit erheblichen ...
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[2]Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Center for Materials for Information Technology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
The Giant Magneto Resistance (GMR) effect is a quantum mechanical effect which can be observed in systems consisting of thin alternating ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic layers. Simulation using COMSOL allows the evaluation of the magneto-resistance ratio and the electrical resistances of realistic CPP-GMR devices and opens the possibility to study new device materials and designs.
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[1]Hydraulics and Environmental Protection Department, Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
[2]Hydraulics Department, University "Politehnica", Bucharest, Romania
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C. Balocco[1]
[1]Dipartimento di Energetica, Università di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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Thermo-Acoustic Analysis of an Advanced Lean Injection System in a Tubular Combustor Configuration
A. Giusti[1], A. Andreini[1], B. Facchini[1], F. Turrini[2], Ignazio Vitale[2]
[1]Department of Energy Engineering, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
[2]Avio, Turin, Italy
In this work a thermoacoustic analysis of a tubular combustor with an advanced lean injection system is presented. The performed analysis is based on the resolution of the eigenvalue problem related to an inhomogeneous wave equation which includes a source term representing heat release fluctuations (the so called Flame-Transfer-Function, FTF) in the flame region. The effect of the mean flow is ...


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In the early 1999, Malaysia has experienced a major disease outbreak known as Japanese Encephalitis, which was caused by the Culex mosquitoes that breed in dirty polluted water surrounding the pig farms. Some experts believed that the unsanitary conditions and poor regulation of pig farmers in managing the drainage and sewage of pig waste has caused the virus to infect the pigs population in Malaysia. Therefore,this outbreak has given the Government of Malaysian an opportunity to review the status of the pig industry and the direction for the revival of the industry ( Disease Information, 1999). This outbreak has various significant impacts on Malaysia's trade, environment and culture. Malaysia's 250 million pound of pork business suffered the most due to the sudden decline in demand for Malaysia's pork related products. For example, Singapore and Thailand have banned all imports on Malaysian livestock especially pork during the outbreak. The impact on Malaysian environment however was due to the unsanitary conditions of pig's waste that has polluted few of the Malaysian rivers. On the other hand, most of the Malaysian Chinese ethnic society has to change their diet to other meat sources. In order to control this outbreak, the Malaysian Ministry of Health has issued various protocols and prompt actions to eliminate the spread of Japanese encephalitis virus in the hope to bring the outbreak to an end.
Today, the viral encephalitis outbreak in Malaysia is nearing the point where the government can soon declare that the disease has been successfully controlled. Almost everything has returned to normal with few exceptions, such as those who have lost their loved ones and some pig farmers who have been declared bankrupt. The situation in Malaysia has now returned to normal and the havoc that was once created by the Japanese Encephalitis virus has subsided. However, the government is still continuing testing other animals such as domestic dogs, cats, horses and many more as to eliminate the reservoir of the virus that can affect human.
1.The issue
Japanese encephalitis is endemic in many Asian countries including Malaysia and it occurs sporadically throughout the country all year around. Since 1935, Japanese encephalitis has been in Malaysia.
Although there has been no significant increase in Japanese Encephalitis in the last few decades, the outbreaks were reported:
1988 in Penang (9 cases, 4 deaths) and
1992 in Serian, Sarawak (10 cases, 3 deaths).
In 1998, there were more reported cases of viral encephalitis. According to one government official, the disease spread within the country when the infected pigs were smuggled across state boundaries. By the end of 1998, 10 more workers had died from the disease after being in a coma for periods ranging from 4 days to a few weeks.
In the beginning of 1999, the disease had spread to Sikamat, about 60km south of Kuala Lumpur(Capital of Malaysia), through the movement of infected pigs. 7 of the workers developed the disease and 5 died in January 1999.
By March 1999, the disease had spread to the major pig farming area of Bukit Pelanduk in the state of Negeri Sembilan. As the virus spreaad, residents in this area panicked: school attendance dropped, food shops closed and pork sales plummetes. The entire of Bukit Pelandok, in Negeri Sembilan, emptied and 800 pigs were left unattened.
According to the report from the Ministry of Health, it stated that for the year 1999 until the month of April, the number of confirmed JE cases reported by states are
(Refer to the above map of Malaysia):
1974 in Pulau Langkawi (10 cases, 2 deaths)
This outbreak in Malaysia has caused human fatalities. According to the Malaysian Ministry of Health, in 1997, the illness was reported in a number of pig-farm workers and one of them died of this disease.
States Number of cases | |
Negeri Sembilan | 35 |
Perak | 11 |
Sarawak | 11 |
Selangor | 3 |
Penang | 3 |
Kedah | 1 |
Sabah | 1 |
Other states | - |
What is Japanese encephalitis?
Japanese encephalitis (JE), the "Plague of the Orient", is a disease caused by virus transmitted through the bite of culex mosquitoes. In Malaysia, this disease that have caused many deaths is mainly caused by a mosquito-born virus carried by infected pigs.
Where do Japanese encephalitis outbreaks occur?
Japanese encephalitis is endemic in many Asian countries. It occurs chiefly in 3 main areas:
The Indian Sub-continent consisting of India, parts of Bangladesh,
Southern Nepal, and Sri Lanka
The Southeast Asian countries of Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Phillipines.
Japanese Encephalitis also may occur with a lower frequency in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and eastern Russia.
Anually, there were 30-50,000 cases reported in Asia but the JE outbreak rarely takes place in the United States (Fact Sheet: Japanese Encephalitis, 1999).
Japanese encephalitis outbreaks do not cover large areas. Outbreaks have occured in periurban and urban population of several major Asian cities. Moreover, Japanese Encephalitis also do not last more than a couple of months. It occurs when the virus is brought into the peridosmetic environment by mosquito bridge vectors where there are pigs, which serve as amplification hosts.
Is the disease seasonal in its occurence?
The seasonality of the illness varies by country. In most regions, the period of transmission starts in April or May, and lasts until September or October. In some tropical and subtropical areas, the incidence peaks during and shortly after the rainy season, the timing depending on the region. However, where irrigation permits mosquito breeding throughout the year, transmission may occur even in the dry season. In short, whenever a particular region is temperate with seasonal rain caused by monsoon, it is the perfect place for mosquitoes to breed.
For information on the risk of Japanese Encephalitis by Country, Region and Season, go to this web site.
Why Japanese encephalitis is more concentrated in Asia?
Japanese Encephalitis occurred in most of the Asian countries because these countries such as China, Malaysia, Taiwan and many more are the main exporter of pork in Asia that is still practising the traditional ways of rearing pigs.
The farmers that are still using the old ways, did not vaccinated their pigs eventhough the farms are built in areas of known JE activity. The staff that works in these farms are lacking of vaccination too. These farmers also did not invest in treatment plants to clear the effluents because the traditional ways can help them to cut down their cost which can lead to higher profitability.As a result of using the traditional ways, the rivers are clogged with pig waste because those farmers just "dump everything" into the river. The clogged river then becomes the perfect place for Culex mosquito to breed. To make the situation worse, those farmers and workers does not wear any protection gear such as mask, apron and gloves during their daily work in those pig farm, making them an easy target for the Culex mosquito. Majority of those farmers also stay near their pig farms. This also contribute to the spread of the disease.To summarize the whole scenario, the spread of this disease is because of poor management and condition of those pig farms.
By using the traditional way of pig farming, the Culex mosquitoes will have a higher possibility to breed and the virus will be easily transmitted to human.
The old methods of pig farming is the possible reason that caused the attack of Japanese encephalitis virus in Malaysia. After the spread of JE outbreak, one of the farmers in the Bukit Pelanduk village realized that the traditional ways of pig farming is not feasible anymore because it is harmful to human beings and the environment (Sittamparam and Leonard, 1999: p.7).
How is the Japanese encephalitis virus transmitted?
Japanese Encephalitis can be transmitted and spread to humans. Although the patients of JE in Malaysia were mainly Chinese, other races such as Malay and Indian are vulnerable to this disease too.
The transmission all started when the Japanese encephalitis virus multiplies in the pig's body and if the female Culex mosquito sucks the blood of the pig, she will picks up the Japanese encephalitis virus (Refer to the left picture). After an incubation period of 14 days, the Culex mosquito is able to transmit the virus to a new host, especially pigs.
Japanese encephalitis can infect humans and animals. Besides pigs as the host for the virus, other animals like cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep, dogs and cats also have shown positive reaction rates ranging from 6-66% ( Report on Japanese encephalitis,1999).
The virus cannnot be spread from human to human. Eating pork too cannot transmit the disease.
Habits of mosquitoes which carry Japanese encephalitis?
The only mosquitoes that can transmit the Japanese encephalitis virus are the Culex mosquitoes. These types of mosquito breed in dirty polluted water such as in the ponds, pools, ditches, puddles, drain and rice fields. The Culex mosquitoes are normally active between dawn and dusk that is normally from 6.30 p.m. to 6.30 a.m. Culex mosquitoes prefer pig's blood rather than human blood.
Symptoms of Japanese encephalitis ?
Japanese encephalitis begins clinically as a flu-like illness with headache, fever and often gastrointestinal symptoms. At the early stage, confusion and disturbances in behavior may occur. After 3-14 days of fever and headache, drowsiness and disorientation would take place. Later, the illness may progress to a serious infection of the brain that can lead to coma within 24-48 hours. A quarter of patients with symptoms die and the remaining one third of survivor will suffer brain damage.
Out of the reported 229 cases, most of them were men working on pig farms in Perak and Negeri Sembilan. Few other cases have been reported in abattoirs where the workers were exposed and had close contact to swine. The reason is that the virus can be transmitted when an infected pig's body fluids such as saliva, nasal discharge, blood, uterine discharge, urine and faeces, had a direct contact with human mucus. For example, a worker handling pigs sometimes feeds the pigs by hand without any protection gears such as gloves or mask. This could lead to pig's mucus secreted from its nostril to have contact with worker's hand or palm. Then, the worker does not take care of his own hygiene by eating without washing hands properly. This careless mistake mentioned above can lead to the infection of JE virus.
Other than that, the pigs too would suffered illness which occured 1-2 weeks before the illness in human. The disease in swine is not as well defined as the humans' but it appears to include rapid and labored breathing; an explosive nonproductive cough; and neurologic changes such as lethargy or aggressive behavior.
What is the possible treatment?
An effective antiviral drugs have yet to be found. The drug Ribavirin is now being given to all Japanese encephalitis patients or those suspected to have been infected with the disease to help improve their chance of recovery. According to the Health Minister of Malaysia,Datuk Chua Jui Meng, said that this treatment is given free, which costs RM 3,000 for an 11-day course of treatment per patient to save lives ( Patients given Ribavirin drug,1999:p.4 ).
What are the ways of preventing Japanese encephalitis? China and Korea
Some ways of preventing the disease are:
The following actions of preventing Japanese Encephalitis have been taken by the various Ministries of Malaysia to control the outbreak of this virus ( Japanese Encephalitis and Hendra-Like Virus, 1999 ):
Vector control against the Culex mosquitoes by fogging and larviciding including destroying Culex breeding sites by land filling and improving sanitation/drainage. There were about 6,317 pig farms were inspected, 180,267 houses and 11,797 pig farms were fogged for the whole country untill 4 April 1999.
Hospital management of J.E. patients.
Health education through the mass media to inform the public on preventive measures to be taken. About 74,888 people attended the health education sessions, 200,000 pamphlets and information booklets on JE were printed and distributed by the ministry of health.
The mass slaughter of the 1,071,631 infected pigs has been culled by the soldiers and police officers. Vaccination of 2.4 million pigs too has begin since the outbreak of J.E.( One million pigs culled during viral outbreak,1999:p.A9 ).
Due to the isolation of the new virus additional measures must be taken by pig handlers such as wearing protective clothings, boots, gloves, gowns, goggles and face shields; and washing of hands and body parts with soap before leaving the pig farms.
Restricting the movement of pigs from infected farms to other areas is done by the police.
Setting up a central Control operations room to co-ordinate the activities carried out by the various ministries.
The Malaysian authorities have banned the transport of pigs within the country. The Veterinary Services Department Director General Datuk Dr. Mohd. Nordin Mohd. Nor also said that other imports animals and horses had to be placed under quarantine before allowed into the country.
As a result of all the prevention methods that have been used by the government, the number of JE cases have dropped since December till March :
Even though the number of JE cases have reduced, the control and preventive measures by the government will still have to go on.
Below is the latest outbreak Information from The Ministry Of Health, Malaysia.
Indicators | |
Case reported | 261 |
People Dead | 105 |
People Vaccinated | 83,942 |
Pigs Vaccinated | stopped |
Houses Fogged | 238,715 |
Farms Fogged | 14,167 |
Pigs culled | 1,071,631 |
Estimated Loss | Ringgit Malaysia 4.0 Million (Approximately US$1.05 Million) |
a. Geographic Domain: Asia
b. Geographic Site: East Asia
c. Geographic Impact: Malaysia
Before the viral encephalitis hit Malaysia, Malaysia is the greatest concentration of pig farms in Southeast Asia. The export ban of pork to other countries has strongly affect the pig-rearing (a $395 million industry) and other pork-related businesses. The table below shows the quantity and value (Ringgit Malaysia) of import and export of swine in Malaysia and this clearly shows that there were a huge differences in the export amount if to be compared with the year of 1998 and 1999.
Quantity | Value(RM) | |
Import of swine,1998 (Thailand,Italy,Australia,China,France,Switzerland,Vietnam,Denmark,India, U.S.) |
Import of swine,1999 (Netherland,Switzerland,Thailand,Vietnam,Denmark,India,New Zealand,U.S.) |
Export and re-export of swine,1998 (Brunei Darussalam, United Kingdom, Australia) |
Export and re-export of swine,1999 (Brunei Darussalam) |
*CIF-Cost, insurance and freight
*FOB-Free on Board *RM 3.80 = US$1.00 (subject to fluctuation) *Taken from MITI( Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia). font>
Due to the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in pig farms, Malaysia government will not export pork to other countries such as Singapore and Thailand. According to the Singapore Primary Product Department Director Dr. Ngiam Tong Tau, All imports of drugs, cats, horses and other livestock and mammals from Malaysia were strictly not allowed to enter Singapore. Only poultry and birds from Malaysia are allowed. The government too will impose a total ban on the import of pigs and pork from Malaysia and its neighboring countries within the next 21 months (Singapore: Only Poultry And Birds, 1999:p.3). Before the virus scare in Malaysia, Singapore usually imported 3,500 to 4,000 live pigs a day where 80% of pork came from Malaysia. As a result of high demand for pork, Singapore has started to import pork from Australia to satisfy consumers and filling a vacuum left after live pig imports from Malaysia were banned.
Other than Singapore, Thailand too has banned all imports of live pigs and pork from Malaysia. They even have set up a patrol unit on the border to detect any illegal smuggling activities.
a. Directly Related to Product: Yes
b. Indirectly Related to Product:Yes
c. Not Related to Product: Not Available
d. Related to Process:Yes
From the 1950's when it was a backyard industry, pig production has developed into a major component of livestock industry.
Although the production of pork has been more than sufficient to meet local demand for some years now, there is still considerable import of some 3,000-4,000 tonnes a year of processed products. This need is being addressed in recent years with some of the bigger producers bringing out locally produced bacon and ham.
Malaysia is one of the largest exporter in Southeast Asia and its pork production has been more than sufficient to meet local demand for some years now, it still compare unfavoraly to those of more agriculturally advanced countries like Taiwan. As a result, the slow improvement in bloodlines should be encouraged to boost up the production of pork.
As the population increases and becomes richer, the demand for livestock products will increase. These tables below refer to the projected demand and production respectively for livestock products,1990-2000.
13. Direct v. Indirect Impacts:
14. Relation of Trade Measure to Environmental Impact
15. Trade Product Identification:
16. Economic Data
Product | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 |
Beef(tonnes) | 41,000 | 45,400 | 54,200 |
Mutton(tonnes) | 7,200 | 7,600 | 8,500 |
Poultry meat(tonnes) | 290,000 | 300,000 | 416,000 |
Pork(tonnes) | 160,000 | 261,400 | 288,900 |
Eggs(million) | 4,100 | 5,100 | 6,100 |
Milk(million litres) | 820 | 1,000 | 1,710 |
Product | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 |
Beef(tonnes) | 14,560 | 17,400 | 20,200 |
Mutton(tonnes) | 560 | 1,000 | 1,500 |
Poultry meat(tonnes) | 35,640 | 428,220 | 539,140 |
Pork(tonnes) | 185,000 | 250,600 | 290,000 |
Eggs(million) | 4,669 | 5,080 | 5,980 |
Milk(million litres) | 30 | 60 | 80 |
*Source: Department Of Veterinary Services, Malaysia.
The consumption of poultry meat is expected to show the greatest increase to the year 2000 and it shows that there is much potential for further investment in the livestock industry merely to keep abreast of projected demand without unneccessary worry about marketing surplus production.
Due to the trade restriction in the pork industry, Malaysia has suffered losses of $395 million in the pig rearing and pork related businesses. For instant, Malaysia has suffered losses about RM 4.0 million due to the import banned of pork by Singapore.
Domestic Pork Sales
According to the Health Minister, Datuk Chua Jui Meng said that the domestic sales of pork have dropped drastically by 70%. He also commented that the prices of pigs were normally sold at between RM 280 and RM300 for a 80 kg pig were now going only for half that price as reported by the Federation of Livestock Farmers Association Malaysia (FLFAM) (Can pork for better sale, 1999).
This is mainly because many pork-eater have substituted the pork to chicken and vegetable. As a result, The Health Minister has suggested that Malaysia should produce more canned pork as this can revive the crippling billion Ringgit pig rearing industry.
More Demand For Chicken
The reason why demand for chicken shot up so suddenly is because the public (Chinese) are afraid that Japanese Encephalitis will be transmitted through pork. Although eating pork cannot transmit Japanese Encephalitis, the public is still concerned about the disease issue thus changing their diet to chicken.
This sudden huge demand for chicken has resulted in the increase of chicken price in the market. Prices of chicken were as high as RM6 per kilo during April and May 1999, which is the Japanese Encephalitis period compared to now, which cost RM 4.20 to 4.70.
However, this scenario remains as a short-lived joy for chicken farmers. This is because with the higher price, chicken farmers begins to import as many as RM 5 million young chicken from Thailand during the Japanese Encephalitis outbreak thus 'flooding' the market with chicken. Therefore, after the outbreak subsided, people resume eating pork thus causing the demand for chicken to fall and results in oversupply of chicken in the market. This also results in sudden drop of chicken prices causing farmers to lose about RM 0.50 per bird (Lee Yuk Peng, 1999:p.18).
Illegal Smuggling of Pigs
Due to the mass slaughter of the infected pigs, some farmers will try to smuggle their pigs to other areas or even to other countries as to help cut down their looses. There are many reports of pigs being smuggled out by land and by boat within the states in Malaysia. As a result, the authorities have set up roadblocks which under tight police surveillance to ensure farmers do not attempt to smuggle out the pigs.
A deadly epidemic caused by Japanese Encephalitis virus in Malaysia has exposed serious flaws in the inspection, management and sanitation of pig farms and the control of infection diseases in the country.
Beyond the search to identify and control the virus, experts say it appears that unsanitary condition and poor regulation of pig farmers may have facilitated the spread of the virus (Anil Netto, 1999).
For example, the entire for example, river in mainland Penang (Malaysia) are heavily polluted with pig waste because many pig farmers did not invest in treatment plants to clear the effluents. As a result, Datuk Seri Dr. Ling Liong Sik, Deputy Chairman of Cabinet Taskforce for Japanese Encephalitis said that the authorities have decided to impose stricter enforcement on existing farms and a higher standard of cleanliness for pig-rearing activities will be introduced soon. He also insisted that the existing farms to implement cleaner and modern system or else they will have to venture into other businesses such as into vegetables, fruit farming and fish rearing (Hizreen Kamal, 1999:p.A1).
Ethnic Background of Malaysia
Malaysia is a multiracial country, which consists of 3 main races such as the Malays, Chinese and Indians. There is a significant contrast of culture and religion among these races. For example, the Malays (Muslims) are prohibited from consuming pork because it is regarded as unclean in Islamic thinking while the Chinese (Buddhist) consume pork as their daily diet. To make this simpler, in Malaysia, the pork meat is revered by the country's ethnic Chinese minority, but reviled by its Muslim majority. This is always a very sensitive issue among the races in Malaysia but during the outbreak of the virus, the Malaysian (all races) worked as a team to help the victims and co-operated in many activities to control the widespread of the pig virus. Although the culling operation could engender resentment among the Malaysia's Muslims, there are still majority of them involved in the operation, such as the soldiers, police officers and civil servants (mostly Muslims). From here, we can clearly see that these races have the strong bond of relationship, which can unite all Malaysian and make Malaysia a peaceful and harmony country ever in the coming millenium.
The Chinese Culture in Malaysia
In Malaysia, there are roughly about 21 million people, and out of that, 30% consist of Chinese ethnic background population.
From generation to generation, starting from China itself, pork has been part of Chinese culture in one way or the other. Pork has also been used in many important Chinese rituals and ceremonies such as Chinese New Year and "Ching Ming" (the day to worship, pray and cleaning ancestors' burial site.) The pork will be roasted and used during praying ceremonies and as offerings to the gods and ancestors.
The most interesting part is that in any Chinese ceremonies around the world, pork has been a part of Chinese rituals and cultures and to a certain extend represent their way of life. In Chinese culture, pig has many symbolic natures. They represent fertility because they can give birth to many litters at a time. Chinese also associates laziness with pigs because all pigs do is eat and sleep. Therefore, it is clear that pigs and pork plays an important role in Chinese culture and none the less comprises a key part of Chinese diet (Anil Netto,1999).
The Impact on Chinese Culture During The Outbreak
Impact on the Chinese Diet
Due to the outbreak of Japanese encephalitis, this virus had bring a big impact to most of the pork-eater in Malaysia and also Malaysia's neighboring countries. The outbreak has causes most of the Chinese to switch their diets from pork to other meat source such as chicken and fish. They exclude pork from their daily menu mainly because they are cautious of the disease and also they are becoming more health conscious, since pork are categorized as red meat.
The Chinese way of life inevitably has also been affected. The most suitable example that can be presented is "bak kut teh" (Spicy Sparerib Consomme)( Refer to right picture) a very famous dish that is savored by many fellow Chinese. This dish comprises entirely from pork meats and other pork parts. It is very delicious and some people are willing to travel great distance just to eat it. With this outbreak, this dish was supplemented with chicken since nobody want to eat pork and it affects the livelihood of "bak kut teh" seller because "bak kut teh" supposed to be made of pork, not chicken.
Surprisingly, there are still a portion of Chinese who choose to eat pork although during the JE outbreak because they have difficulties to switch their diet to chicken and vegetable. Moreover, they also believed that eating pork couldn't transmit the virus. There is a good example that I found very interesting from a newspaper cutting (Star, 22nd May 1999), stated that more than 1500 people turned up in Klang (In the state of Selangor) for a free breakfast consisted of all pork dishes such as the "Bak Kut Teh", roast pork and many more. This situation has proved that eating pork is safe and many consumers especially Chinese, were not afraid to eat pork after the Japanese encephalitis outbreak.
Impact on the Pig Farmers
Other than the pork lover, another party severely affected with this JE outbreak is the pig farmers. Most of these farmers have been involved in pig farming for generations. Due to the outbreak, many has declared bankruptcy and others has given up hope in this industry and started to venture into ostrich farming or aquaculture with the help and encouragement from Malaysian government. These forms of venture switch is similar to that of Taiwan when 40% of Taiwan's pig farmers left the industry in a similar outbreak and venture into tilapia, eels or turtles farming (Hizreen Kamal, 1999: p. A2).
Therefore, no matter what are the arguments or opinions put forward, this current JE outbreak that hit Malaysia has definitely changed the way of life of Malaysian Chinese society in one way or the other if not drastically.
Hizreen Kamal, "Clean up or Get out", (Malaysia:Sun,July 15 1999).
"One Million pigs Culled during Viral outbreak", (Malaysia: Sun, July 15 1999).
Lee Yuk Peng, "Farmers claims Hefty Losses", (Malaysia:Star, June 29 1999).
"Steps taken to check viral Outbreak", (Malaysia: Star, May 28 1999).
Santha Oorjitham,"On Deadly Ground", (Malaysia: Asiaweek, April 2 1999).
"Patients given Ribavirin Drug", (Malaysia:Star, March 24 1999).
"Can pork for Better Sale", (Malaysia:Star, March 16 1999).
R.Sittamparam and Timothy Leonard, "Breath of fesh air and hope as lukut folk move back", (Malaysia: New Straits Times, June 5 1999).
"Malaysia agricultural Directory and index 91/92, (malaysia: Pantai Maju Sdn. Bhd.,1992).
"Import, Export and reexport of merchandise,(Malaysia: MITI, 1998-1999).
"Japanese Encephalitis and Hendra like Virus", 1999. http://dph.gov.my/press/press2/JE_HENDRA.htm
"Report on Japanese Encephalitis", 1999. http://dph.gov.my/press/press2/english.htm
Anil Netto, "Mysterious epidemic aided by poor sanitation",1999. http://www.atimes.com/food/AD
"Fact Sheet: Japanese Encephalitis", 1999. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/jefacts.htm
"Disease Information", 28 May 1999. http://www.oie.int/info/AIS-71


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After a successful run in the August 2009 charity ride through 46 Massachusetts towns, Mullen knew he couldn't stop there.
"When this idea was first hatched, it wasn't nearly what it is today," Mullen said. "We had about 16 riders here."
Last year's spin-a-thon raised $15,600, with 26 cyclists participating.
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Garden design is an art, not any kind of exact science. The "best" design is the one that satisfies you. But there are certain guidelines that have been proven over the years to be more or less universal when it comes to creating pleasing gardens.
One of the most common is short plants in the front (from low ground covers to about 18 inches); midsized plants to 3 feet tall in the middle; and large plants over 3 feet tall in the back.
I know it sounds pretty rigid; but by placing plants in this configuration you'll be able to see all of them and, over the course of the season, get to know which ones shoot up and bloom first or longest, which ones are light and airy, which ones flower longest and which end up blocking their neighbors. Once you understand your garden's personality, it will be easier to break the rules and create the look you want.
Pay special attention to the front-of-the-border plants. Their job is to anchor the bed to the surrounding area, smoothing the change and keeping it from being too abrupt. They have to look good all season long, too, in spite of hot weather, insect damage or pets.
Make the transition gradual from yard or walkway to garden bed. Use plants that are about 12 inches tall at the most, and have interesting details or textures. Unless you're creating the most geometrically formal of gardens, plant your edges in a visual smorgasbord with drifts of different species. A broad mix is more interesting, and also ensures season-long color.
Don't forget to include some small deciduous and evergreen shrubs for interesting textures and color across the seasons.
The front border is also the place to show off bulbs. Plant them in the fall, then overplant with colorful annuals. After the bulbs have bloomed, the annuals will hide the bulbs' dying foliage.
If the front-edge plants are all very small, they'll be out of scale with the larger perennials in the back.
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Math teacher Cindy Tolman enjoys Common Core because teachers can focus on specific areas. She tells us she can use more real life examples and show illustrations of how to do the problems. In her seventh grade class, she is teaching about absolute values. "And instead of just saying the absolute value of any number is positive, now we're teaching them it's the distance from zero and we actually got a string out and put it on a number line and we compared that the absolute value of a –3 is the same as the absolute of 3 because that's the distance from zero on a number line," adds Tolman who teaches at Burley Junior High School. Tolman says sometimes what parents don't understand is the Common Core builds a stronger foundation and as early as the kindergarten level, youngsters are receiving a more hands–on education than perhaps before. |
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Well for 1hand axe i will recommend you Axe of the Sen'jin Protector (http://www.wowhead.com/item=45204) and for a 2hand axe... I'm not sure but i think that Bryntroll, the Bone Arbiter (http://www.wowhead.com/item=50415) looks good with the set.
Well for 1hand axe i will recommend you Axe of the Sen'jin Protector (http://www.wowhead.com/item=45204) and for a 2hand axe... I'm not sure but i think that Bryntroll, the Bone Arbiter (http://www.wowhead.com/item=50415) looks good with the set.
maxilian im guessing your saying earthern warplate since both axes are blue, thanks ill have to decide if im goin 2h frost or DW
Still leveling as its alt,but most likely it will stay the same at 90 anyway except for the weapon (damn you blizz not allowing polearms to be mogged with other 2handers Q_Q)
almost finished my new set, i've decided to try something really different
even if it looks way better on a bloodelf female, as seen tnx to the orb of the sindorei
still undecided about the 2h axe to choose, i'm farming the gorehowl becouse i think it will be the best match
any suggestions? tnx
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Any Set looks better on a BE female compared to an Orc female ,)
But Seriously: This is one of the best sets i have seen in this thread. And I doubt that there will be a lot of people running around looking like you.
Thumbs up!
PS I especially like the shoulders! Where are they from?
Stormforged Shoulders or one of the many look alike
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For Panda!
I'm working on a few transmogs, but I cant put any pics up cause I just made an account
so, since i received several pms, here's the item list
[Stormforged Shoulders] Common BS craft
[Enchanted Thorium Breastplate] Very uncommon BS craft, the recipe is no longer obtainable
[Enchanted Thorium Leggings] Very uncommon BS craft, the recipe is no longer obtainable
[Bone Drake's Enameled Boots] ICC 10 Gunship Event, shares the same color as [Scion's Treads], found doing halion in Ruby Sanctum 10 - Another solution to this is [Grim Sabatons] that drop from a rare in terokkar
[Throatrender Handguards] ICC 10 Blood Queen, shares the same color with the dps version that drops from the very same boss
[Obsidian-Flecked Cape] shares the same color with tons of other cloacks, check wowhead
[Acherus Knight's Girdle] A Key piece, this item makes ur belt invisible, sold in ebon hold
I'm particularly fond of this setup. The axe model isn't Gorehowl, but it's very similar...and much easier to acquire.
Yeah, Warsong Howling Axe. Drops in both normal and heroic mode.
It all boils down to personal taste. I love my set. Some of the sets posted in here look absolutely atrocious to me, but to their designers, they look great.
I just like the graphic of the axe. Don't think it goes much past that.
Post the links with some spaces in between and one of the members with more posts often puts them in for you in a reply or so.
Armory for my new set (click sig) though it doesnt work very well on there... Its better in the game itself. Felt like a change from the usual dark set :3
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T11 regular set minus the helmet. That's the Conquest-non elite helm from this season. Sword is Armageddon from 4 horsemen in Naxx (do it on 10 man, then switch to 25 for horsemen). Can't tell what the cloak is.
This is the armor set - http://www.wowhead.com/transmog-set=505


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From: Michele Berlin (stardust64_at_TeacherArtExchange) Date: Wed Aug 27 2003 - 07:12:16 PDT
Out of curiosity, do you guys have the Taylor Law over there? It's a big part of why NYC teachers hesitate to strike. For those of you not familiar with it, it states that for everyday we strike we lose two days pay. I sympathize with you Ken and support you. If you do, I hope it is not too long. Michele
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We fed Addie from the table while we were eating. My hubby loved giving her bites. My vet also had a ROYAL fit....NO HUMAN FOOD EVER!!! Well...we didn't see the harm. She does sit like a true lady and takes her bite well mannered. BUT, when Hammie came along..we decided two dogs during dinner were just a bit much. So, they aren't even in the house while we eat. After dinner I give them leftovers if it's something they can eat. Hammie has no clue....just that sometimes his dog food is extra yummy. That's nice...he never begs or even pays attention when I'm eating (he's usually in at lunch time). OK..so my conclusion is this........Addie is now a bit of a pain if she's inside and we are eating...Ham could care less. So, I'd say give them leftovers........but I'd rather not from the table. IF Addie thinks we're eating......she'll be a monster, so afraid Ham will cut in. Meanwhile....he truly has no clue and doesn't care. I adore my pups....but actually at the table........no, thanks. And I'm an all time spoiler. lol
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Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia is pitching for supply of 35 kg of foodgrains every month at Rs. 3 a kg to the poor, up from 25 kg proposed under the new Food Security Act.
"Not unreasonable if it is for the poor"
It is not wrong or unreasonable to increase the quantity. "This will be costlier but if we are doing it for the poor, it will not be unreasonable," he told journalists on the sidelines of a CII-organised interaction with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner here on Tuesday night.
Dr. Ahluwalia's remarks came a day after the Empowered Group of Ministers, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, asked the Commission to provide an exact definition of Below the Poverty Line (BPL) families which are entitled to a specified quantity of rice or wheat every month.
As for the Suresh Tendulkar Committee report on measuring poverty, he said: "We are examining it. We will certainly prepare an estimate of BPL households on the basis of the Committee report."
The government, he said, would have to decide which data to use while providing the needy food security: the poverty line fixed in the 2004-05 survey or the one to be obtained from the ongoing survey (2009-10) or from a new census (2011).
"The Tendulkar Committee has suggested some increase in the poverty line for rural areas. I don't think it is unreasonable."
The 2004-05 survey put the number of BPL families at 6.5 crore. It would increase to a little over eight crore, if the methodology suggested by the committee was taken in account.
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What is the larva doing — and why?
Eating its Shed Exoskeleton This monarch larva just shed its exoskeleton and is now eating the remaining portion, called the exuvia. Like all insects, a monarch must shed its exoskeleton at various stages to make room for growth. (Each stage of growth is called an instar. The process of shedding is called molting.)
Why Eat the Exuvia? The most likely reason for eating the exuvia is to recycle the nurtients it contains, especially hard-to-get nutrients like nitrogen. Dr. Alex Mira studied this behavior in cockroaches. He found that animals raised on low-protein diets ate the exuvia most often. Females also ate the exuvia more than males, probably because of the need for nitrogen in egg-production. (Female monarchs are known to get nitrogen from males during mating, in a packet called the spermatophore.)
Nitrogen is a building block for proteins and genetic material, so it is essential for life. Nitrogen is abundant in the earth's atmosphere but is often a scarce resource in the food web.
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When 28-year-old Avishek Sengupta died while competing in Tough Mudder's Mid-Atlantic 2013 event in Gerrardstown, West Virginia, this past weekend, the obvious questions was: How? How did a national series with 50 events under its belt and 75 paramedics, water rescue technicians, and other emergency personnel onsite fail to save one of its competitors from drowning in a manmade pond?
Part of the answer, as shocking as it may sound, is that while Sengupta may have been Tough Muddder's first fatality in its three-year existence, his death is not as extraordinary as it may seem.
In August 2011, two participants died from heatstroke in another obstacle race, Warrior Dash, outside Kansas City, Missouri. Last April, a Texas man drowned in the Trinity River while competing in the Original Mud Run, in Fort Worth.
And deaths aren't limited to obstacle races: Other endurance events have had their own fatalities. Twenty-eight runners died during marathons between 2000 and 2009, according to a study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. Most of the deaths were caused by heart problems. In triathlon, 14 people died during the 3,000 events USA Triathlon sanctioned from 2006 to 2008. Thirteen of those deaths occurred during the swim.
Perhaps what's more surprising than the deaths—particularly in the obstacle-racing craze—are the injuries. The same weekend that the two Warrior Dash participants died in 2011, a Michigan man named James Sa was paralyzed when he dove headfirst into the mud pit of a Warrior Dash race outside Detroit. Last October, in Washington, at least three people were severely injured in a race called the Extreme K Mud Run—one of them a police officer who shattered her ankle sliding down a hill.
The list goes on: Last year, a Georgia man was paralyzed during the Mud Freak event in South Carolina after he tripped in a cargo net and fell 15 feet to the ground; in 2010, an unregistered runner in Richmond's Filthy 5K Mud Run was paralyzed after he jumped headfirst into a mud pit; in 2011, a Texas woman was paralyzed in the Volkslauf Mud Run, in Bakersfield, California, after she fell headfirst from a wall; in Wisconsin last year, 26 mud runners were hospitalized after a Tough Mudder event, including one with a fractured neck vertebra and another with a broken femur.
Injuries and deaths have always been a part of competition, but these paralyzing injuries seem to be an entirely new beast, one that has emerged in conjunction with the rise of obstacle races.
In their statement about the death of Avishek Sengupta, Tough Mudder said the obstacles are designed by experienced engineers and that they're tested by safety experts. "As organizers, we take our responsibility to provide a safe event to our participants very seriously," said Tough Mudder CEO Will Dean in the statement. "Tough Mudder is devastated by this tragic accident."
Without a governing body overseeing the different race series, though, it's difficult to assess how safe these events are and how many injuries they're racking up. Still, it's likely that Tough Mudder is on the higher end of the safety spectrum. In three years, 750,000 people have participated in their events and this is their first death, with very few serious injuries.
It's the smaller or one-off events that are more likely to have safety issues with their obstacles. The Silverdale Chamber of Commerce sponsored the Extreme K Mud Run where three participants were injured last January. All competitors signed waivers, but in a lawsuit filed in December, the three participants say the obstacle in which they were injured, called "Gravity's Revenge"—a waterslide down a slope into a creek bed—caused the injuries because it was "unreasonably dangerous in its design." The lawsuit goes on to state that "due to the steep pitch and long run, participants' descent was abruptly stopped when the participant impacted the rocks at the bottom."
Similar lawsuits are pending against other race organizers, including Red Frog Events, which oversaw the Warrior Dash race in Michigan in which James Sa was paralyzed after he dove headfirst into a mud pit near the finish line. Sa contends that an emcee was goading participants to dive, despite rules in the waiver expressively forbidding it. "The encouragement to dive into the mud pit was so pervasive," the complaint states, "that it was common knowledge amongst the race participants that not only were they allowed to dive into the mud pit but they were encouraged to do so."
On Saturday, Sengupta was racing the Tough Mudder event with co-workers and friends. By all accounts he was in good shape with no medical history. He apparently drowned while negotiating one of Tough Mudder's signature obstacles, Walk the Plank, a 12-foot jump into a chilly mud pond. After making the leap, Sengupta never resurfaced.
Speaking to Martinsburg Journal, Daniel Gemp, who competed in the race and saw Sengupta at the hospital, said, "there was zero visibility and the diver was not in the water. It took four to seven minutes to get Avi out of the water. They did their best after that, but he was just in the water too long."
Race personnel were on hand to watch each competitor enter the pond, but the muddy water likely hindered rescue personnel from spotting him sooner. Once they found him, they administered CPR, then transferred him to a local hospital. But on Sunday night doctors took him off of life support, saying that "brain swelling that developed due to a lack of oxygen from his being in the water for so long" was too severe to survive. An autopsy performed on Monday should determine the exact cause of death and whether he had any prior conditions, like heart problems, that may have contributed to his fatal accident.
Either way, Sengupta's death is unlikely to halt the unprecedented rise in popularity of obstacle racing. Last year, an estimated 1.5 million people participated in an obstacle race, a roughly 3,500-percent increase since 2009.
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Case Number | 37028 |
Log Number | US-03312012-0004 |
Date Submitted | 03/31/2012 02:13 UTC |
Date of the Event | 03/30/2012 10:25 UTC |
Source | MUFON |
Disposition | Unresolved |
Summary | Slowly and no noise. Started as a tiny ball of light, once it hovered over us, it glowed very bright. And you could see pulsating lights from behind |
Tags | none |
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Region | Nevada |
Country | United States |
Latitude | 38.81247 |
Longitude | -116.415789 |
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Sighting Duration | Undisclosed |
Object Features | Undisclosed |
Object Flight Path | Straight-line path |
Object Shape | Disc |
Weather Factors | Unknown |
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I was just looking up at the sky when it started from the south, it caught my attention. I knew right away it was not a plane because it stated at a tiny light and not far at all from where I was and it glowed very brightly as it came over us. By the time it glowed I had called many people to come see it. Everyone saw it. I was extremely excited. 2 people were skeptical but knew it wasn't a plane. It went so far in a straight line that it disappeared like a tiny white dot. It did pulsate but not like an airplane. It's hard to explane but nothing here from earth. |
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Petunia arrived on 13th February 2011
The Sanctuary receive a phone call about a seal at Mawgan Porth at Newquay. The pup was unresponsive on the beach and was quickly picked up by the BDMLR and transported to the Sanctuary.
The pup arrived at the hospital and the first thing that was notice was this pup had a flipper tag on the back right flipper, this was a blue tag number 41, and she had a scar around her neck. We checked our pup rescue and release records from
2009/2010 rescue season
and found this pup to be Petunia (last year´s names were based on Harry Potter), she was quickly put in to an isolation pen and started on a drip.
Photo (right) of Petunia was taken by Faye Archell of the BDMLR.
The drip contains vital fluids, put straight into the pup, rather then giving her these fluids via a stomach tube. While the drip was doing it´s job the Animal Care Team gave a clinical assessment and found her to have no injuries which was good news. The Animal Care Team spent the next 8 hours sitting with Petunia making sure the drip did not come out and out around 4.30am in the morning Petunia started to respond to treatment. The next few days were going to be critical due to her condition on arrival.
Thankfully the Team did an outstanding job and within a week Petunia was feeling a lot better and could be moved through to the main hospital.
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- Petunia has now progressed to the nursery pools and is sharing a pen with Dash.
When Petunia was
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, she was already one year´s old, now she is two, but we hope this will be the last time that Petunia will need the help of the expert and dedicated staff at the Sanctuary.
Photo (left) of Petunia in the nursery pool.
Update: 4th March 2011
- Petunia is doing well and now in the Convalescent Pool fighting for her fish.
Photo right of
was taken by Simon Bone on 23rd February 2011.
Update: 4th April 2011
- Petunia will be released back into the wild on 7th April 2011,
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Update: 9th April 2011
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